Diarmuid Gavin and Adam Frost of BBC Gardeners’ World among gardening titans announced for Bord Bia Bloom 2025
Bord Bia Bloom returns May 29th – June 2nd 2025, Phoenix Park, Dublin @bordbiabloom #BordBiaBloom Bord Bia Bloom today announced an exciting line-up of local and international horticultural talent for the five-day festival which takes place from May 29th – June 2nd this year. Among the headliners are homegrown gardening expert Diarmuid Gavin and BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Adam Frost whowill both take […]
Horticulture Grant Scheme Re-Opens to Growers Impacted by Storm Damage
IFA Horticulture Chair Mark Walsh said the announcement of the targeted re-opening of the 2025 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector for growers who suffered severe losses goes some way in recognising the impact of the recent storm. “There was positive engagement with the new Minister of State with responsibility for […]
New grants for Electric Motorcycles, Small Public Service Vehicles and New Charging Pilot to boost EV adoption
The Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien has announced a suite of initiatives aimed at accelerating the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) and encouraging a cleaner and more sustainable transport future for Ireland. The initiatives are a new scheme for electric motorcycles; a renewal of the taxi, hackney and limousine scheme; and a pilot to explore […]
The Love Your Coast Photography Competition opens for entries on 14th February 2025
This Valentine’s Day, An Taisce’s Clean Coasts Programme invites Irish photographers to fall in love with the coast with the return of the Love Your Coast photography competition for 2025. Building on Clean Coasts’ 2025 theme of connection, the competition encourages photographers to capture the intersection of Ireland’s captivating coastal beauty, rich heritage, and biodiversity, […]
SuperValu and Centra enable over 6 million container returns in Tipperary during the first 12 months of Deposit Return Scheme
SuperValu and Centra are marking over six million container returns in Tipperary since the launch of the Deposit Return Scheme 12 months ago. 28 Reverse Vending Machines (RVMs) have been installed in SuperValu and Centra stores in Tipperary – empowering communities across the county to conveniently make returns and move towards more sustainable shopping habits. […]
Farmers Encouraged to Engage with Farming for Water EIP – IFA
IFA Dairy Chair Martin McElearney has encouraged farmers to get involved with the Farming for Water EIP. “Improving water quality is critical to maintaining our nitrates derogation, this EIP can assist farmers to put more investments in place on our farms to protect water quality,” Martin McElearney said. Launched in 2024, this EIP is worth €50m […]
Salvaging Windblow Timber Following Storm Must be a Priority – IFA
IFA Farm Forestry Chair Padraig Stapleton said there was good engagement with the new Minister of State with responsibility for Forestry, Michael Healy-Rae, at the second meeting of the Windblow Taskforce this week. IFA highlighted to Minister Healy-Rae that there are precedents where Governments in Norway and Germany responded to such national emergencies. International help […]
Conference to highlight commercial market opportunities for organic vegetables
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, and Minister of State for Forestry, Horticulture and Farm Safety, Michael Healy-Rae TD, today announced a conference on “Commercial Market Opportunities in Organic Vegetable Production 2025 – Field Scale and Protected Cropping” at the Department’s facilities in Backweston, Co. Kildare on Monday, 17 February 2025. […]
Plug-In Hybrid Sales Soar as Toyota Tops January Sales
Toyota Ireland has closed out the month of January as the best-selling car brand in the country – for the fifth consecutive year. Five Toyota models have been named in the top ten best-selling models in January, the Yaris Cross, RAV4, Corolla, Toyota C-HR and Yaris. Toyota sold 5,354 passenger vehicles in January, which was […]